Regular listeners of the CBS Sports Eye On College Basketball Podcast might know that I invented the term “building-truster” in recent years as a way to justify, with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, picking certain home teams all the time. I tell you this now to tell you it was a bad week for building-trusters — especially those in the Big Ten. Mackey Arena: Can you believe it? Of the 365 teams playing Division I men’s basketball, only nine of them remain undefeated — and two of those nine recorded massive victories Saturday on the road.Final score: Duke 66, Michigan State 60Final score: Iowa State 81, Purdue 58The Blue Devils and Cyclones, two elite teams built in two totally different ways, went into two of the best buildings in college basketball to play two of the best teams in college basketball, guided by two of the best coaches in college basketball — and they both won. Iowa State’s win was historically significant, as it was by 23 points. Purdue, as you may recall, is ranked No. Because, remember, Purdue is No. No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 has ever lost a home game by more than the points Iowa State beat Purdue inside Mackey Arena.TJ Otzelberger, Iowa State’s coach, said that his team did their absolute best. When you’re playing an elite rival and a program with the level of respect we hold for it, you know that you need to give your all. And we were lucky enough to do so. We made enough shots, and played enough.”
How Iowa State’s underrated freshman led them to a historic upset over No. 1 Purdue
Isaac Trotter
They have been doing it all season. They have been doing this all season.
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